Story about how Amazon built their first in-vehicle delivery app
summary
Amazon Last Mile builds a dual-screen AAOS app for Rivian vans that runs on the vehicle head unit and complements the mobile driver app; it finishes in about a year and a half and is live in vans. Synchronization uses VIN QR binding, BLE with an X.509 session key for low energy, and pub/sub through a HAL/VHAL so vehicle telemetry (CAN or automotive Ethernet) drives UI changes. Typical routes are ~200 deliveries per route with ~30% offline time, and drivers report safer, less-distracting workflows.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction by Stefan
- 4:40Why build a custom app
- 8:13Synchronization challenges
- 15:40Contextual awareness in the vehicle
- 21:24Vehicle telemetry architecture
- 25:16Future of in-vehicle delivery apps
- 29:06Q&A session
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